22.6.16

A Day In HER Life - Lucia

Hi there! I'm Lucia, wife to a very handsome man and mom to one
amazing little girl called Eva.

We live in Zagreb, the capital of
Croatia - a beautiful country located between Central Europe and the
Mediterranean. Croatia is known for its beautiful coast with over
thousand islands, one of which is Silba, our summer home. We are
currently in the process of counting down the days until we leave our
downtown apartment to spend two months on a pretty much deserted island
where there's nothing but clear water, beautiful beaches and pure,
untouched nature.

Our summer days there pretty much consist of swimming,
walking bare foot, eating delicious food, drinking good wine and
spending time with friends and family. Unfortunately, those days don't
last all year long and while in the city, our everyday life looks very
different. I am a doctor and am currently finishing my first and easiest
part of residency.

My husband works mostly from home and gets almost
all of his work done in the afternoon so for now, we get to have our one
year old daughter at home with us. Once I start working longer hours we
will definitely have to find a childcare solution, but for now, we're
making it work.

Our day usually starts with me waking up around 7 am and
getting ready for work. Since becoming a mom I also became a woman who
can dress, do hair and makeup and be ready to head out in literally ten
minutes. Part of my morning routine is also prepping Eva's breakfast and
outfit to make things a bit easier for my husband. We're one of those
lucky parents who have a baby that loves to sleep in so she's rarely
ever up before 9.30. Awesome, right?

I work mornings all the time and am mostly home by 2pm. I love cooking
and my family loves to eat so I try my best to plan our weekly meals
ahead and make something every day. Sometimes it works out but there are
definitely days when we eat out more often than I'd like to admit.
Afternoons mean nap time and work hours for my husband. As for me,
that's when I usually deal with mountains of laundry, dishes and other
fun stuff. I do love to take an occasional nap if I find the time but
that hardly ever happens.

Once E wakes up I dedicate all my time to her,
we go for a walk to the park or hang out with my girlfriends. Eva loves
to be outside and if she's really cranky that's basically the only way
to shift her mood and make her feel better. Once the work day ends for
my husband, we have dinner together and spend some more time playing
with Eva.

My husband loves to take over bath
and bed time so I can have some 'me' time. I love to read so that's what
I usually do whenever I can even though there are days when I barely
have any energy left so I just sit around and relax. Once the baby's
asleep we usually watch one of our favorite tv shows or just chill
together, talk and plan our future adventures. We go to bed pretty late
every night and which is a bad habit we can't seem to kick. But that's
mostly because we're a couple that loves to have endless conversations
and reflect on every aspect of our everyday life.

We also have this
little ritual right before we fall asleep where we tend to just remind
ourselves of how lucky and happy we really are. That's a ritual that I
hope to share with Eva when she's a bit older as well as with all our
future babies.

Once the weekend comes, things slow down a bit. Weekends
for us mean family time. We do big family lunches and spend lots of
times outdoors, taking Eva on playdates and long walks. Thanks to her
awesome grandparents, we often manage to sneak in a date night which
usually involves lots of sushi and a good movie.

There are weekends when
we choose to really relax, spend our days in PJs and do nothing other
than play with E and be as lazy as we can. Those weekends are rare
though because we really try to make the most of our days together as
they seem to go by so fast. We can barely wrap our heads around the fact
that our baby is already a full blown toddler and we're well over a
year into this parenthood thing. Even though it's hard work, we're
loving every minute of it and hoping we'll have many more years together
to grow as a family and create wonderful memories.